What color is #779490?

#779490 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779490?

The RGB value is 119, 148, 144: 119 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779490?

The complementary color is #94777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779490 color

#779490 rgb(119, 148, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #779490 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58% green and 56.5% blue (119, 148, 144).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#779490 color codes

HEX	`#779490`
RGB	`rgb(119, 148, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.08, -11.01, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.08, 11.08, 186.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.23, 27.115, 30.39)`
Decimal	`7836816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779490, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #779490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #779490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779490; }
.text { color: #779490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 148 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779490, #778a94); }

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Questions

What color is #779490?: #779490 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779490?: The RGB value is 119, 148, 144: 119 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779490?: The complementary color is #94777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.